The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-10-07
CLOSE OF THE ENGAGEMENT.

Il. LOUIS, OCG 1.-N DeQ the u. a H. en-
campment met yesterday, the committee
reported unfavorably upon the Wander
WORT resolution eensuring the Presi-
dent for his veto of the Dependent
Pension bill, on the ground that
it had been fully covered by the
action on the report of the Pension
Committee
Under the operation of the previous ques-
ton the report of the committee was adopt
ed by a vote of 31S to 173 The fol owing
are Vandervoort's resolutions, which were
defeated:
'Res0EUsd, That while we feel that no body of
citizens can have more exalted respect than
we for the office Of President of the United
States, that we have manifested that by serv-
ices and sacrifices such as the world has never
seen eQualed, yet this does not obscure our
perceptions to blameworthy acts of the incum-
bent of that high position or deprive US of the
right of criticism of our public servants, which
is one of the dearest prerogatives Of American
citizenship.
''Resoloed. That while we recognize that the
disapproval Of any measure presented to HIM
by Congress is constitutional prerogative of
the President, to be exercised by him according
to his discretion, yet we can not feel that this
involves also the privilege of going beyond the
SANDER the broken-down and needy men to
whom the Nation owes every thing.
''RsSoEoea, That that the Dependent Pension
bill, passed by the Forty-Ninth Congress and
vetoed by the President, was the least meas
IRE of justice that could have been asked of
the Nation for the men to whom
it owes its salvatfon that it did not rep
resent 1.-THE of what is due those gallant men,
and that in refusing to approve of bill which
was asked for by the grateful people, petit
toned for by hundreds of thousands of vet
Grams, passed by both houses Of Congress by an
unusual majority, and which would
have rescued thousands Of as deserv-
ing soldiers as followed the flag from
the cold charity of the almshouse the
present incumbent Of the Office of Pres
ident has violated the pledge made to
the soldiers when they f1ocked to the standard
of their country at the time of her greatest
peril, has thwarted the express will of a CRATE
full people, and has inflicted irreparable cruelty
upon those who should be the objects of the
tenderest consideration
The election of officers followed, and
the following were nominated for Com
mander-in-C Chief for the ensuing year: Gen
eral S.ocum, Judge Rea General Anthony
and General Grier. General Slocum received
153 votes; General Anthony, Go; General
Grier, 13; Judge Rea, 294. General Sher.
man received l and General Warner, of Mis-
souri,, /. Rea was declared elected. He
was escorted to the platform by the de-
feated candidates, Anthony and Grier, and
returned thanks to the encampment.
The rules were suspended and Nelson
Cole, of Missouri, was elected Senior Vice
Commander; John c. Linahan, of New
Hampshire, Junior Vice Commander; Gen
eral Lawrence Donabue, Surgeon-General,
and Rev. Edward Anderson, Chaplain-in-
Chief
Among the members of the National Coun-
Gil of Administration elected are: R. F. Will
son, of Chicago; Irwin Robbins, of Indian
apolis; Russell A Alger, of Detroit; George
G. Gintz, of Chippewa Falls, Wis. James H.
Drake, of St Paul, Mimi, and George A.
Newman, of Cedar Falls, Ia
When the Committee on Rules and Regu-
lations submitted its report the proposition
to enable class of persons to enter the or
der who had served in the field, but had
never been mustered into the service
was defeated The committee on the
Logan monument reported recommending
that a fund be provided for the
erection of an equestrian statue at Washing
ton Governor Alger, of Michigan, sub
cribed 81, 600 to the fund, and General
Lennon, of New York, another thousand
The officers of the encampment were then
installed, and the twenty-frst annual en-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public was at an end
The Woman's Relief Corps concluded its
session yesterday by the election of the Off
GERS for the ensuing year: National Presi-
dent, Mrs Hampton, of Michigan; Senior
ice-President Mrs, Cora Day Young, of
Toledo. A committee of five Grand Army
members presented resolutions of the Grand
Army encampment of congratulation
and greetings. Addresses were deliv-
cred by General Allan and Mr.. Wander
WORT of the committee At the conclusion
of General Allan's speech, which dwelt
largely upon the observance OF Memorial
day in the cemeteries surrounding Richmond,
Va, the Woman's Relief Corps voted unan-
imously to appropriate money enough tC,
buy all the flowers necessary for the decora-
ton Of the graves of the Union dead in
those cemeteries on the next National Me-
mortal day.
The banquet given to the delegates last
night by the citizens of st. Louis at the Lin
dell Hotel was attended by 600 veterans
The distinguished guests and speakers We're
seated at a table at the end of the room on
a Platform. The room was handsomely
decorated with flags and flowers In
the center, suspended from the ceiling, was
mammoth canteen of immOrtelles bearing
the inscription in relief: 1--WE Drank from
the Same Canteen."
After three hours spent over bountiful
repast the welcome address was made by
Colonel D. P. Dyer. General Lucius Fair
child responded
General W. T. Sherman left the city
yesterday afternoon, and Major Warner re-
sponded to "The Army" in his place. Gen.
eral Lew Wallace, General John NJ. Palmer,
Admiral D. D. Porter and Ex-Governor Cur
tin were not here, and toasts assigned to
them were responded to by others The
speaking was still going on at a. M.